In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Desertmartin like this:

Desertmartin, par. and vil. with ry. sta., SE. co. Londonderry, 2½ miles W. of Magherafelt ry. sta.-- par., 9579 ac., pop. 3030; P.O.

Desertmartin through time

Desertmartin is now part of MID ULSTER District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID ULSTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Desertmartin itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Desertmartin, in Mid Ulster and County Londonderry | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/27909

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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